Adam Kershner

We're all different. For some people, coming up with new ideas (products) is a system. For others - inspiration. Let's share the experience

I'm curious on two fronts here: 1) Do you view valuation as a useful KPI for your startup, tracked internally, to measure success across a range of metrics? 2) How do you approach valuation? Do you prefer to consider simple multiples on future ARR, or are you looking at some of the startup oriented qualitative methods? The last year has been a rollercoaster for startup valuation, and my own feeling is that is partly because founders haven't been too concerned about that process - mostly leaving it up to investors. As we come out of this downturn, with many startups facing real difficulty as investors recover from their own recent overspend, founders should have a keener view on valuation - and the market overall should probably adapt to a more rational approach for pricing equity. Curious to see how others here perceive this question, especially as this is a community of budding founders, potential future founders, rather than people who have been in the game for years already. Thank you all!

I use Notion to capture and organize my knowledge, ideas, and projects in one place. I'm curious how familiar is everyone else with this idea.